New Iberia, LA

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from NEW IBERIA ACADIANA RGNL AP, LA US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9b USDA hardiness Zone 9b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

New Iberia has an annual average temperature of 69.2°F with about 59.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 92.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 43.1°F). July is typically the wettest month (6.71 in) and March the driest (2.91 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
30.3°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,107
Cooling need
2,634

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

191 of 366 (52.2%) of New Iberia's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
13
2000s
110
2010s
134
2020s
109

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 62.7°F 43.1°F 52.9°F 5.36 in 11
February 66.5°F 46.9°F 56.7°F 3.54 in 9
March 72.9°F 52.5°F 62.7°F 2.91 in 9
April 79.2°F 58.6°F 68.9°F 4.82 in 8
May 85.6°F 66.7°F 76.1°F 4.39 in 8
June 90.2°F 72.5°F 81.4°F 6.46 in 13
July 91.5°F 74.3°F 82.9°F 6.71 in 15
August 92.4°F 74.0°F 83.2°F 6.37 in 14
September 89.0°F 70.1°F 79.6°F 5.05 in 11
October 81.8°F 59.6°F 70.7°F 5.09 in 10
November 72.0°F 49.6°F 60.8°F 4.50 in 9
December 65.1°F 44.9°F 55.0°F 4.49 in 11

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